A bee for your bonnet:  On October 18, The Mariners' Museum, in Newport News, VA, is presenting an Antique and Classic Boat Show. Plans call for an all day affair on the Museum grounds and a number of runabouts on display on the lake.   Efforts are under way to have some small sailboats there too.

2003 HOD NATIONAL CHAMPION is LATANE MONTAGUE: Latane and his crew, Chris Johnson, sailed  in the National Championship under the Potomac River Sailing Association banner.  As 2003 champion, Latane will name the site for the 2004 event.  He may pick any location on the Bay, and several interesting ones will be explored as possible hosts.  Finishing second in the 2003 regatta hosted by Ware River Yacht Club (Gloucester), was Eddie Wolcott (crew Drew Johnson) and 3rd was Devon Sweeney (crew Jeanenne Cochran).  PRO was Rick Klein.

Long Range Planning Calendar Note:  The Screwpile Lighthouse Challenge Regatta dates for 2004 are set - July 18, 19, and 20,  2004.  Better write it down.

FEATHER  Masters Tom Brady Memorial Fleet: Eleven boats filled to the brim with 55+ years old Baby Boomers  hit the  race course Saturday and decided who has experience braggin' rights for the coming year.  It is appropriate that the race committee boat for the HYC sponsored annual Tom Brady Masters Race, manned by a bunch of banned-from-racing youngsters, was named State of Mind. RESULTS: Overall Winner and first place in Fleet 1, Feather, Phil Briggs; 2. Battlewagon, John Hanna; 3. Cheryl Lea, Ben Weeks.  Fleet 2:  1. Incentive, Louis Lewis; 2. Restless, Sonny Smith; 3. Independence, Graham Field.  The Tom Brady Masters' Race received sponsorship assistance from the North, Quantum, and Winters sail lofts, Batten Pocket, the Paint Supply Company, and Patrick's Hardware.  Race Chairman, Kathy Brady; Race Committee boat skipper, Glenn Giles, State of Mind.

LABOR DAY WEEKEND REMINDER: Southern Bay racing soirees.
Norfolk Yacht and Country Club will sponsor the NYCC Labor Day Regatta on Saturday, August 30.  Event organizer Bill Wheary can be reached at (757) 423-2820.  This is a sanctioned CBYRA race for all PHRF classes, and  non-sanctioned Cruising classes.  Race takes place in Hampton Roads harbor area.  Warning is at 1100.
Fishing Bay Yacht Club will sponsor the Stingray Point Regatta.  Race on Saturday and Sunday (Aug 30-31) and bring the boat home on Monday.  All CBYRA sanctioned races for all PHRF and MORC classes. For info contact Mason Chapman at (804) 741-1705 or Lori Moyer at (804) 342-7404.

North Bound for the Labor Day Weekend:  Most southern Bay boats with the urge to travel will be going to Stingray Point Regatta in Deltaville/Fishing Bay.  Three will keep on truckin' to Annapolis for Annapolis Race Week.  John Hanna's Battlewagon (Pearson 37) is itching for a rematch with Rhumb Punch; the J29 beat the 'Wagon head to head at Screwpile in late July. Dave McConaughy will take his J30, still nameless, to A-town for ARW and stay over for the J/30 Nationals that will be run the 2nd weekend in September out of Eastport Yacht Club.  John Blais' Stardancer is Annapolis bound to go up against 6 other Pearson 30's in their one design class.

SEPTEMBER RACING CALENDAR:  September -  The beginning of the fall racing season - time to [re] crank it up, get it on, and rumble 'round the race course!
Saturday, Sept 6    21st Annual Executive Cup Sailboat Race - Entry deadline is Sept 4th -
                                                                                  contact Dick Boykin at (757) 890-0093.
Saturday, Sept 13   Dink Vail Regatta - sponsored by Norfolk Yacht and Country Club - event
                                                                                 organizer is Bill Wheary (757) 423-2820.
Saturday, Sept 13   YPYC Singlehand Race
Saturday, Sept 13   Serio (Hampton One Design) Regatta - sponsored by HYC; contact
                                                                                                Leigh Morgan, (757) 726-9640
Sat-Sun,   Sept 13-14  Smith Point Race - sponsored by Fishing Bay Yacht Club
Sunday, Sept 14      HYC Singlehand Race - sponsored by Hampton Yacht Club -
                                                                                contact: Kathy Brady (757) 723-3244
Saturday, Sept 20    Hospice Regatta IX - administered by Hampton Yacht Club - proceeds
                                          go to Greater Hampton Roads Hospice, Inc. - event organizer and
                                          contact person Glenn Giles (757) 851-9690
Saturday, Sept 20    Wolf Trap Race - sponsored by Fishing Bay Yacht Club
Saturday, Sept 20    YPYC Fall Regatta - sponsored by Yankee Point Yacht Club
Saturday, Sept 27    RRYC Fall Regatta - sponsored by Rappahannock River Yacht Club
Sunday, Sept 28      CCV Fall Series Race #1  immediately followed by Founders' Race
                                          trophy race - for info contact John McCarthy (757) 850-4225
Sunday, Sept 28      FBYC Fall Series Day #1 - sponsored by Fishing Bay Yacht Club

What's in a name?  A man whose nickname was "T-Bird"  has a race named in his memory, Tom Brady Masters' Race, as well as the Tom Brady Junior Sailing Center at HYC.

Oh, Those Roller Furlers:   If you claim a roller furler credit, your rating is "bumped" to your advantage because you are using a roller furler and the legal headsail that goes on it.  Remember, PHRF By-law 17.D (Standard Sail and Equipment Specifications) says that the headsail with which you start the race may not be changed unless removed in extreme conditions and replaced by a legal heavy weather storm jib.  Yes,  when rules permit, a second  headsail may be raised and flown downwind.  But, at the end of the leg, the second headsail must be removed when the boat goes upwind.  The letter and the intent of the PHRF roller furler credit is that the roller furler headsail you start with is the one you sail with for the entire race.

MURPHY'S LAW:    Phew!  The Dog Days of Summer are officially over (almost).  Now, we have to watch out for the Indian (Summer).  Time to rejuvenate the racing juices.  Living to race, racing to live. /s/Murphy the Racing Beagle

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